Daewoo Kalos, User Manual

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3–16 DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE
Starting the vehicle
1. After warming up the engine, con-
tinue to press the brake pedal while
shifting the selector lever to either
the R, D
4
, 2 or 1 position.
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CAUTION
• Do not shift between D
4
(Drive)
and R (Reverse) or P (Park) while
the vehicle is moving.
This will cause damage to your
transaxle and personal injury.
2. Release the parking brake and the
brake pedal.
3. Slowly press the accelerator pedal to
set the vehicle in motion.
Drive ranges D
4
, 2 and 1
• D
4
:
This drive position is for all normal
driving conditions. Allows the
transaxle to shift into all four for-
ward gears. Fourth gear is overdrive
which reduces engine speed and noise
level while increasing fuel economy.
• 2:
Allows the transaxle to shift from 1st
to 2nd gear and prevents automatic
shifting into 3rd or 4th gear.
Select drive range 2 for more power
when climing hills and for engine
braking when driving down steep
hills.
• 1:
This position locks the transaxle in
first gear.
Select 1 for maximum engine brak-
ing when driving down servere
grades.
8
: Press down and hold the selector
lever and push it to the passenger
side while shifting.
3
: Shift freely.
Selector lever positions P, R and N
• P (PARK):
Locks the front wheels. Select P only
when the vehicle is stationary and the
parking brake is applied.
• R (REVERSE):
Select R only when the vehicle is sta-
tionary.
• N (NEUTRAL):
Neutral gear position.
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CAUTION
• Do not use the P (Park) position in
place of the parking brake.
• Turn off the engine, apply the park-
ing brake, and remove the ignition
key when leaving the vehicle.
• Never leave the vehicle unattended
while the engine is running.
R D
4
2 1
4
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